Friday, 26 October 2012
Harry Reid and Jon Kyl’s political fight to legalise online poker in America received a boost recently thanks to an official declaration of support from Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval.
A rising star amongst the ranks of Republicans, Sandoval wrote in a letter to leaders of congress that he offers his “full support” to the pair’s efforts. Having had a hand in gambling before, as the former chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission, Sandoval believes that state rights can be maintained under a new federal law that would legalise online poker. Indeed, according to his letter, player protection and state authority are his major concerns and he feels the Reid/Kyl bill addresses these things perfectly: “As Congress considers legislation to address the uncertainty surrounding Internet gaming, I offer my full support to the efforts by Sens. Harry Reid and John Kyl [sic] to draft a federal bill that strikes a balance between consumer protection and maintaining state authority.”Whether or not this new support from inside the political world will help further the chances of the bill remains to be seen, but there’s little doubt that continuing pressure from an ever-growing number of people will eventually see the re-introduction of online poker to the US. Keep up to date with all the news from the poker world by following us on Twitter and Facebook.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off a second three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes are each about to kick off three-stage online satellite tournament series promising to award winners with prize packages into the upcoming Velden stop of the European Poker Championship.
Fans of the Oh Hell trick-taking game will soon be able to enjoy real-money competitions online after Hell Club announced that it will be launching its new Oh Hell Stackpot innovation from Sunday.
Tuesday is the deadline for all working Americans to have submitted their income tax returns to the federal government and Juicy Stakes and Intertops Poker are set to mark this annual occasion by holding a special freeroll competition featuring a $1,000 top prize.
Intertops Poker and Juicy Stakes cASINO are giving online poker players another chance to win their way to the Caribbean.
Win your way to the Caribbean in online satellites at Intertops and Juicy Stakes.
“We run a lot of higher stakes tournaments for our more hard-core players,” said Intertops’ poker manager. “But since our network is generally pretty soft, we created this series to give less competitive players a shot at winning.”
$200 GTD ‘East of Eden’ Poker Tournament Monday night at Intertops Poker will be a freezeout tournament with no re-buys or add-ons.
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